The Backstreet Boys reunited via video and performed “I Want It That Way” for a benefit concert last night. The five members serenaded their virtual crowd from their homes across the country, ranging from Orlando to Los Angeles. A way to cure quarantine cabin fever? A healthy dose of ’90s nostalgia. The Backstreet Boys gave […]
It’s been about 15 years since I cried for the Backstreet Boys, but Monday morning I was glued to my computer screen again, sobbing. In homage to social distancing, AJ, Brian, Kevin, Nick, and howie– whose names are stamped into my brain in exactly that order thanks to the rap verse in “The Call (The […]
Following our Billboard staff-curated Top 100 Songs of 2000 list, this week we write about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here we take a look at a quietly important boy band single that hinted at where a massive pop band would end up going after their teenybopper years […]